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Christmas Party Ideas For Memorable Holiday Celebrations
By Dee Schrock, Sat Dec 10th
I don't know about you, but when I think of Christmas parties, Ithink of warm, toasty get-togethers with family and closefriends. A cozy fire complete with sentimental stories. Do weever really let a year go by without mentioning, "You'll shootyour eye out kid" from a Christmas story? Or maybe your idea of a Christmas party is a little more likeNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? Well, maybe not quitethat eventful- but here are a few ideas to start your holidayseason off right! Christmas parties are thrown for a wide variety of guests, andeach should be considered in order to be a success. Christmasparties can be for family, friends, office co-workers, or onebig combined party. Here are some ideas for different guests inmind:
Activity Ideas ·Christmas caroling party. Go caroling in the neighborhood andinvite the group to your house afterward for hot anddesserts. ·Potluck dinners. Arrange for everyone to bring a dish toshare. It not only makes it easier for you, but your guests getto try new dishes and show off their culinary skills. ·Christmas around the world potluck dinner. Have guests bringdishes that reflect their ethnicities and countries of origin. ·Volunteer at a charitable organization. Arrange for your groupto gather needed items for a charity, such as a hunger center.Get the real "reason for the season" going and give back to thecommunity. Come back to the hosts home and share yourexperiences over coffee. ·Holiday lights tour. Caravan through local neighborhoods andenjoy the festive lights and decorations. ·Cookie baking parties.
Get a large group together and bake upa storm. Divvy up the desserts to each guest so that each has avariety to have for their own holiday guests. ·Christmas craft creations. Have each guest be responsible forone craft to make, including the purchase of supplies. Eachguest will demonstrate how to do the craft, and other guestswill try to make their own. If you have 15 guests, each will gohome with 15 new Christmas crafts to decorate their homes. ·Kid friendly. Any Christmas party can cater to kids by havinga separate area for Christmas videos, crafts, and ShirleyTemples. Games ·Pin the nose on Rudolph ·What's in the bag? Take a bag and put in Christmas items suchas a stockings, candy canes, etc. Each guest reaches her hand inthe bag and must guess the item. The best guesser wins a prize. ·Christmas trivia. Test your knowledge about popular movies,TV, pop culture, and other trivia. ·Christmas bingo. Create a bingo card with a Christmas-relatedtheme in the middle, such as a snowman. ·Christmas word scramble. Think of words such as reindeer,stocking, etc, and scramble them on a small cardboard page. ·Name that tune. Play a Christmas CD and the first to guesscorrectly, wins a prize I hope these Christmas party ideas helped spark some fun ideasfor your upcoming celebration! About the author:Dee Schrock has put together hundreds of theme party tips andfun ideas for easy (and budget conscious!) party planning. Visither website http://www.fun-theme-party-ideas.com for tons of popular theme party ideas,including decoration, costume, game, and party drink ideas, aswell as printable invitations. © Copyright 2005.
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